With heavy hearts, we share the passing of Julia C. Tomaino of Springfield, MA.
What remains is memory — and the gratitude of those she loved.
Julia spent her working life as ['seamstress', 'the former MG Kinsler Co'] — and was, by all accounts, loved by those who knew her best.
What is taught through a parent's example outlasts what is taught through their words.
East Longmeadow – Julia C. Tomaino, 87, passed away on May 3, 2026 at Agawam East Rehab and Nursing. Born in Locri, Reggio Calabria, Italy on April 11, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Gaetano C. and Mary C. (Riggio) Antico. On June 29, 1953, she came to the United States.
For many years, Julia worked as a seamstress. She worked for the former MG Kinsler Co. in Springfield and then alongside her loving husband, Paul, at their tailor shop, formally known as Paul's Tailoring. In her spare time, she loved gardening, listening to Italian music, watching the Patriots (especially Tom Brady) and NY Yankees games, traveling to Tampa Florida with Paul every year to watch the Yankees spring training, visiting Tarpon Springs, sitting at the beach in Clearwater and spending time with her family and friends. Julia was also an excellent cook and homemaker for her family. She was also a communicant of St. Michael's Parish in in East Longmeadow.
To cherish her memory, Julia leaves her children Brandon Tomaino and his wife Kris from Florida, Richard Tomaino from New York and Tina Randall and her husband Gene from East Longmeadow, her beloved grandchildren Kyle, Kaila, Alex, Adam and Anthony; her great grandson Luke; her brother Salvatore J. Antico; her brother-in-law Robert Gasteyer; her goddaughter Laura; as well as many nieces and nephews.
Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her husband of 38 years, Paul G. Tomaino who passed away October 22, 1998; her sisters Bianca Panzetti and Rose Gasteyer; her sisters-in-law Sandra Antico and Joan Tomaino; her brothers-in-law Albert Panzetti, Elio Tomaino, Carmelo Aiello and her nephews Dino and David.
Family and friends are invited to gather on Friday, May 8, 2026 from 10 – 11 AM at Forastiere Smith Funeral & Cremation, 220 North Main Street, East Longmeadow, MA. Funeral services will begin at 11 AM at the funeral home followed by a Liturgy of Christian Burial at 12 Noon at St. Michaels Church, East Longmeadow. Burial will be in St. Michael's Cemetery, Springfield.
Memorial contributions in Julia's memory may be made to the Alzheimer's Association at https://www.alz.org/manh.
